I''m toying with the idea of one of these two handbags. It would be a splurge for me, and needs to be versatile...right now I switch back and forth between between a black coach purse (no matter what color of shoes or outfit I''m wearing!) or a timbuk2 messenger bag full of diapers and sippy cups!

I''d love to hear some opinions.

#1I like this Gustto Baca in vintage brown. It is the softest leather I have ever touched and I like its slouchy casual nature. I''m a slouchy casual kind of gal. But, it is very unstructured and I have a feeling I''d be digging in the bottom of a pile of stuff to find my keys. But I looooove the leather so much...

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#2 This Botkier bag in Toffee color. It is also super soft, but not as squishy soft as the gustto. It''s more like a "lovely pair of kid gloves" soft. I like that it is more structured in some ways, but what do you think?

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it's a preference thing but i really don't like the second one, it looks all squished and scrunched on the pockets on the front. maybe even a little cheap?? just visually..i have no idea how much it is.

i really want a soft slouchy handbag for fall too. greg might just murder me if i get another expensive bag this year though. boo.

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Especially if #2 couldn''t be slung over your shoulder in a pinch. Do they both have brass hardware? Can''t quite tell from #1''s picture.

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Thanks guys! You are echoing my gut reaction. I have held/fondled/tried on/tried out both in real life and they are closer to each other than the pics portray. As in, the Botkier is much less "granny" looking, but I agree with you. The gustto fits very nicely as an over the shoulder bag or held. I think I can attach a diff pic of it.

The gustto is insane. I told DH that I wanted to have sex with it right there in Nordie''s.

Hmm. Maybe I''m making up my mind...

But Ack! The price! I haven''t bought a handbag since 2002. And a $300 from coach that seemed so outrageous to me. But I guess if you divide it out per year......

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Get the first bag! I love the shape and slouch of it. The second bag is OK...but not a huge fan of those two outer pockets.

I know what you mean about never before thinking that you''d like this kind of bag! I *never* thought I''d carry a slouchy bag with rivets and tassels (my B-bags), nor a metallic granny style bag (my Muse), but here I am! Once you try one on and fondle the leather, you''re a goner!!!

oooh those additional pictures really make me go THE FIRST ONE for sure!!!! i'm afraid to ask ,but how much is it?

i really like it. would you mind if i became a shameless purse follower? of course that's only if i could manage to get it and not be quickly dispatched by my loving husband to the dark purse-hereafter.

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DECISION MADE! Now let''s just figure out how to get this puppy as cheap as possible! Online? Coupon codes? Shoplifting? Just kidding ...

ps-- Waller, thanks for your comments on my thread. I did write back (a ton) It''s so funny too -- I woke up this a.m. pondering random questions like if I ever had to change my set entirely, would I go "Wallermama" or "Pokey" ... you were in the lead when I had to seek coffee!

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Date: 8/24/2006 2:30:42 PMAuthor: wallermamaThanks guys! You are echoing my gut reaction. I have held/fondled/tried on/tried out both in real life and they are closer to each other than the pics portray. As in, the Botkier is much less ''granny'' looking, but I agree with you. The gustto fits very nicely as an over the shoulder bag or held. I think I can attach a diff pic of it.

The gustto is insane. I told DH that I wanted to have sex with it right there in Nordie''s.

Hmm. Maybe I''m making up my mind...

But Ack! The price! I haven''t bought a handbag since 2002. And a $300 from coach that seemed so outrageous to me. But I guess if you divide it out per year......

now that got me to laugh out loud! and what did hubby say?!

love the first one, btw!

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Steal? I don''t think I could ever feel like a $486 handbag is a steal. But a $695 handbag is an impossibility, so I''m happy about that!

Sigh.

So yes, I ordered it.

But ONLY by telling myself that there is a 2 week return, and I can now really see it and still bid on the ebay one, maybe. And I also have the option of freaking out and returning it, just because.....heck, it''s a lot of money to me....

THANK YOU GUYS! I knew you would help enable me to be horrible.

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So the Gustto Baca bag came! It is so soft I can''t believe it. But I''m not quite entirely sold. It is a bit more floppy and unstructured than I want, and while i love it, I need to LOOOOOVE it to justify it right now.

But the kicker came this morning, when my DH was leaving for work. I said, look at the purse in the hall and tell me what you think! He leaned back in and said...

"You''re kidding, right? That bag looks like Haggis."

Haggis!

For those of you who don''t know, this scottish pig-part sausage boiled in the stomach of a sheep is haggis...

So while I like the bag a whole lot, my hesitation + my husband''s hatred = a purse that will be mailed back today.

Just wanted to update you guys!

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I was just going to ask you how the bag was!!!! I''m sorry to hear you don''t love it and it''s going back (esp cuz now *I* won''t get to see it on Sept 16...it''s ALL ABOUT ME!!!)....BOO! But maybe we can find you a new bag to spend on...tee hee....

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Wellllll ... i got a new one for ya. There's this awesome deep purple/eggplantish color one I think you would love love love love ....I have to find a pix. It was in Sept. Lucky mag as one of the editor's "must have's" from an up & coming new handbag designer. When I saw it I was like - WALLERMAMA, but you already had your other bag ... but NOW!!!!

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Date: 8/31/2006 5:23:30 PMAuthor: decodelightedThere''s this awesome deep purple/eggplantish color one I think you would love love love love ....I have to find a pix. It was in Sept. Lucky mag as one of the editor''s ''must have''s'' from an up & coming new handbag designer. When I saw it I was like - WALLERMAMA, but you already had your other bag ... but NOW!!!!

Good news - bad news. Good news, I found a pix. Bad news, I have no idea where you''d even buy it if you wanted it. The company''s (Katrin-Leiber) french website seems to be a) in French and b) under construction. Sigh.

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now that botkier though i could wear!!! there was a spread in the NYT this weekend on awesome new bags and i had drool all over it. greg was like ''i can''t read the paper now because of this big drool spot.'' suck it up buddy!!!!! purse love.

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I just wanted to say how cool this thread is. You guys are like the Superheroes of Handbags!

What do you think of Marc Jacobs handbags? Some of the models are looking a little tired to me, while others are and will remain classics, but I''ve always thought the lesser known shapes in neutrals were such a great deal on Ebay, and the quality is fantastic.